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Iloilo, Cebu airports among Asia's best - poll


Recto Mercene
Business Mirror
31 October 2019

A web site devoted to grading airports that offers the most accommodating spots, especially for the backpackers, has included two of the Philippines’s airports as among the best in Asia this year.

Making it in the sleepinginairports.net’s list of best airports in Asia for 2019 are the Iloilo International Airport and Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA). Topping the list is Singapore’s Changi Airport.

Iloilo airport, at 18th spot, is operated by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, while MCIA at the 16th spot, is operated by a private conglomerate.

Completing the Best Airport in Asia for 2019 list are Seoul Incheon Airport, Tokyo Narita Airport, Osaka Kansai Airport, Taipei Taoyuan Airport, Hong Kong Airport, Kuala Lumpur Airport, New Delhi Airport, Jakarta Airport, Tokyo Haneda Airport, Mumbai Airport, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangalore Airport, Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat Airport, Hyderabad Airport, Da Nang Airport, Islamabad Airport and Kunming Airport.

Changi Airport also topped the overall Best Airport list, followed by Seoul Incheon Airport, Helsinki Airport, Tokyo Narita International Airport, Osaka Kansai International Airport, Taipei Taoyuan International Airport, Vancouver International Airport, Munich International Airport, Hong Kong International Airport and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.

Making it in the worst airport’s list are Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport (Saudi Arabia), New York City LaGuardia Airport (United States), London Stansted Airport (England), Juba International Airport (Sudan), Santorini International Airport (Greece), Cairo International Airport (Egypt), Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (Ethiopia), Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (Bangladesh), Murtala Muhammed (Lagos) International Airport (Nigeria) and London Luton Airport (England).

The web site, founded in 1996 ranks the best and worst airports from an annual survey and airport reviews submitted by readers rating their airport experiences.

In the annual survey, travelers are asked to rate their airport experiences based on factors, such as comfort, services, facilities and things to do, food options, immigration/security, customer service, navigation and ease of transit, cleanliness  and “sleepability.”